Appendix A Q7 BIOS Update
Before Getting Started
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Ensure that the Q7 unit being updated is a QA3E. This unit can be found in either
a managed Edge switch or a Director Class switch management module.
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The Q7 update has two parts; board controller firmware (BCFW) and BIOS.
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Two separate files are used to perform the update
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The update files are bcfw: CGBCP429.q7.spkg for the firmware update and
bios: QA3ER962.q7.spkg for the BIOS update
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The BCFW and BIOS update requires switch firmware version 10.7 (or newer)
Prior to Upgrading
Make sure that the subnet manager (SM) is not running on the switch:
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Execute the CLI command
smcontrol
to ensure that the embedded subnet
manager (ESM) is not running on the switch. For example:
Edge-> smControl
Subnet manager is not started.
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Execute the CLI command
who
to ensure that no other CLI sessions are running
during the update.
Displaying the Current Version
At the prompt, execute the commands
bcfwversion
and
biosversion
to view the
current version(s). For example:
Edge-> bcfwversion
Module Information --------
Board Controller Firmware Version: CGBCP419
Edge-> biosversion
Module Information --------
System BIOS Version: QA3E915
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If you have a QA31 card(s) (i.e., the BIOS version starts with QA31 instead of
QA3E), replace this with a new Q7 card which contains the latest BIOS and BCFW.
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Omni-Path Fabric—Q7 BIOS Update
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